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EP 2 780 974 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 24.09.2014 Bulletin 2014/39 (21) Application number: 12784614.5 (22) Date of filing: 15.11.2012

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  H01M 10/44(2006.01) A61M 5/172(2006.01) H01M 2/34(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/EP2012/072794 (87) International publication number: WO 2013/072444 (23.05.2013 Gazette 2013/21)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR (30) Priority: 18.11.2011 EP 11189725 (71) Applicant: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH 65929 Frankfurt am Main (DE)	(72) Inventors: YATES, Barry Kenilworth Warwickshire CV8 1FG (GB) O'HARE, Aidan Michael Coventry West Midlands CV8 3JD (GB)